美国有线新闻 CNN 3000多名人大代表汇聚一堂

 

A congressional meeting leads off this week’s coverage¹, but it’s not a gathering² of just a few hundred lawmakers. The National People’s Congress has thousands. It happens every year in China, the world’s most populous³ country.

本周头条新闻，是关于全国代表大会，这汇聚的不仅仅是上百位立法者。中华人民共和国全国代表大会汇聚了上万名立法者，每年举行一次会议。

The 3,000 politicians who will be under one roof will be hearing about the communist government’s priorities, its policies, its trade relationships, its territorial⁴ claims in the South China Sea, its plans for dealing⁵ with a new U.S. president.

将会有3000余名人大代表汇聚一堂，聆听党的领导、方针政策以及贸易关系，关于中国南海问题的主张，同时面对美国上任的新总统，中国的应对之策。

China has the world’s second largest economy. The congress will hear the government’s plans for growing it and reducing poverty. Another topic, which we talked about last week, the calls for independence in the special autonomous⁶ region of Hong Kong. China’s highest ranking politician said they would go nowhere. He also spoke⁷ out against independence calls in Taiwan.

中国是世界上第二大经济体。在人大会议上，提出了关于扶贫攻坚的计划。同时还有上周香港特别行政区的问题，以及坚决反对台湾独立的主张。

The National People’s Congress usually lasts a week or two. It doesn’t have a specific schedule. And unlike the U.S. Congress, which is responsible for America’s legislation, the Chinese Congress has less governmental power. It is required to, quote, "unswervingly adhere to the leaders of the Communist Party of China".

全国人民代表大会将持续一到两周的时间，没有确定的时间安排。与美国的三权分立不同，中华人民共和国全国人大奉行“毫不动摇地坚持中国共产党的领导”方针。

1 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

3 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

4 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

5 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

6 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。